Actually, it's worse than you describe.
I recently rented a movie from Unbox (Hot Fuzz, I'm afraid). Apparently because it was a 99 cent special, it had different terms than normal: It said I would have 24 hours, not 30 days... That's fine I thought... Previous rentals had taken only an hour to download, so I thought I was in good shape.
The download started at 8:05 pm, and so did my 24 hour clock, according to the Tivo info screen. Unfortunately, the movie didn't finish downloading until 11:40pm, and it would not let us start watching until it had finished.
How exactly are we supposed to watch a two hour movie in this situation? Stay up until almost 2am? Watch part now and part the next day (if we can)? No matter what, it will be deleted the next day at 8:05pm.
Tough to watch a 2 hour movie that will be deleted at 8:05 when you don't even get home until almost 7pm.
Amazon/Tivo need to fix this, and no excuses. Either you need to start the 24 hour clock when the download FINISHES, or you need to give 30 hours, as the original poster suggested.
Nothing less is acceptable. I felt ripped off by this transaction. I did NOT get 24 hours to watch the movie, as promised. I only got 20 hours and 35 minutes. Honestly, I don't mind the terms for the discount rentals being a little more restrictive, but this was too much.
I recently rented a movie from Unbox (Hot Fuzz, I'm afraid). Apparently because it was a 99 cent special, it had different terms than normal: It said I would have 24 hours, not 30 days... That's fine I thought... Previous rentals had taken only an hour to download, so I thought I was in good shape.
The download started at 8:05 pm, and so did my 24 hour clock, according to the Tivo info screen. Unfortunately, the movie didn't finish downloading until 11:40pm, and it would not let us start watching until it had finished.
How exactly are we supposed to watch a two hour movie in this situation? Stay up until almost 2am? Watch part now and part the next day (if we can)? No matter what, it will be deleted the next day at 8:05pm.
Tough to watch a 2 hour movie that will be deleted at 8:05 when you don't even get home until almost 7pm.
Amazon/Tivo need to fix this, and no excuses. Either you need to start the 24 hour clock when the download FINISHES, or you need to give 30 hours, as the original poster suggested.
Nothing less is acceptable. I felt ripped off by this transaction. I did NOT get 24 hours to watch the movie, as promised. I only got 20 hours and 35 minutes. Honestly, I don't mind the terms for the discount rentals being a little more restrictive, but this was too much.
